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First POST: The Internet Is...

Comcast's toughest and most knowledgeable critic, Susan Crawford, explains why Netflix's agreement to pay the giant cable conglomerate a premium for better handling of its streaming video service is an "arbitrary" tax that sets a terrible precedent for other high-capacity innovative uses of the Internet in the U.S.

Time magazine is running a fun excerpt from Julia Angwin's new book, Dragnet Nation, describing her quest to break free from Google's tracking on her online search habits.

VC Marc Andreessen explains why he is so bullish about the future of the news business.

Ralph Nader wants a billionaire to run for President in 2016 to break up the two-party system, and his list of candidates is pretty interesting--and includes several tech successes, such as Andreessen, Steve Case, Bill Gates, and Sheryl Sandberg.

Inside Philanthropy's David Callahan has compiled a list of the "15 most powerful women in U.S. philanthropy," and it too includes several with strong tech connections, including Melinda Gates, Susan Dell, Pam Omidyar. Laurene Powell Jobs, Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen, Priscilla Chan,